Electrolux EHS 60020 K - Manual (Page 14)

14 electrolux tips on cooking and frying
Examples of cooking applications
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
Cooking
process
suitable for Cook time Tips/Hints
0
Residual heat setting, Off
position
1
Keeping
food
warm
Keeping cooked foods
warm
as required Cover
1-2
Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate,
gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidify-
ing
Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
2-3
Simmer-
ing
Simmering rice and milk-
based dishes
Heating up ready-cooked
meals
25-50 mins.
Add at least twice as
much liquid as rice, stir
milk dishes part way
through cooking
3-4
Steaming
Braising
Steaming vegetables, fish
Braising meat
20-45 mins.
With vegetables add only
a little liquid (a few table-
spoons)
4-5 Boiling
Steaming potatoes 20-60 mins.
Use only a little liquid, e.
g.: max.
¼
l water for
750 g of potatoes
Cooking larger quantities of
food, stews and soups
60-150 mins.
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingre-
dients
6-7
Gentle
frying
Frying escalope, veal cordon
bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sau-
sages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts
as required
Turn halfway through
cooking
7-8
Heavy
frying
Hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks, Flädle (pancakes for
garnishing soup)
5-15 mins.
per pan
Turn halfway through
cooking
9
Boiling
Searing
Deep fry-
ing
Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (goulash,
pot roast), deep frying chips